OUR KENTISH CEREMONY
Married At Chapel House Estate
Ramsgate Shantelle and Daniel held a sophisticated black tie celebration, complete with surprise helicopters and performances
Photography by Kerry Ann Duffy
The Venue Chapel House had everything we wanted in a venue. It was only the second venue that we viewed and we knew after a few minutes of being there, it was the venue for us; it wasn’ t even finished but we could see how stunning it was and was going to be!
The Outfits When people say‘ you will know when it’ s the dress’, you really do. I always thought I would go for a fitted style, but I have honestly never had a feeling comparable to the one I experienced when I tried my dress on at Bellissimas in Essex; I just knew! I then chose a matching veil and picked Jimmy Choo shoes.
We knew that we wanted a black tie dress code for Daniel and his groomsmen who wore black tux suits from M & S. Our bridesmaid dresses were champagne satin, one shoulder maxi dresses from Six Stories.
The Decor We opted for neutral colours to complement the black tie theme. This included my loose hand-tied bouquet of ivory, white and blush flowers by Floral Explosion who also styled the whole venue for us.
The Photography Our photographer was Kerry Ann Duffy. We wanted a classy and elegant style for our photographs and as soon as I saw Kerry’ s work on Instagram I knew she was the one for us.
The Cake Our cake was made by Miranda at Pretty Petal Cake and was three tiers, plus a dummy floating tier with an edible flower arrangement, with a light champagne lustre finish. We had a different flavour in each tier, choosing vanilla buttercream, cookies and cream, and zesty lemon.
The Entertainment We had a roaming band and DJ organised by TH Entertainment. We also had Amanda Houghton( solo saxophonist) post ceremony and a pianist pre ceremony. My husband’ s favourite song is‘ 21 Seconds’ and as a surprise for him I organised for So Solid Crew to do a set!
We also used a local helicopter to fly Dan and the groomsmen in, which the groomsmen were only told about on the day when the cars came to pick them up!
The Speeches For me, my dad was a standout moment. He is a father to six girls and this was the first wedding for our family which made it extra special.
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